diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 9fc28bd1ba..6efeeff2bf 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -6243,7 +6243,7 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
             struct rusage rusage;
             ret = get_errno(getrusage(arg1, &rusage));
             if (!is_error(ret)) {
-                host_to_target_rusage(arg2, &rusage);
+                ret = host_to_target_rusage(arg2, &rusage);
             }
         }
         break;
@@ -6908,6 +6908,7 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
             abi_long status_ptr = arg2;
             struct rusage rusage, *rusage_ptr;
             abi_ulong target_rusage = arg4;
+            abi_long rusage_err;
             if (target_rusage)
                 rusage_ptr = &rusage;
             else
@@ -6919,8 +6920,12 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
                     if (put_user_s32(status, status_ptr))
                         goto efault;
                 }
-                if (target_rusage)
-                    host_to_target_rusage(target_rusage, &rusage);
+                if (target_rusage) {
+                    rusage_err = host_to_target_rusage(target_rusage, &rusage);
+                    if (rusage_err) {
+                        ret = rusage_err;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
         break;